Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart insists his side are still confident they can fight back in the Premier League title race, despite local rivals United extending their lead at the top of the table to nine points.

Nico Rosberg believes he and new Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s old karting rivalry can help propel the team to the top of the Formula One grid. Thirteen years ago Hamilton pipped Rosberg to the Formula A Championship when the duo were at Team MBM.com – the MBM standing for Mercedes-Benz McLaren. Now, with Hamilton replacing […]

A mother who had gastric band surgery has won a £35,000 payout after medics botched her operation. Rachel Benefer weighed 146kg (23st) and resorted to surgery after piling on the pounds as she suffered from polycystic ovary syndrome. But a surgeon failed to close an incision in her stomach and she was put in an […]

It was rough and it was tough but there could only be one winner and Marta proved to be the star of Puppy Bowl IX. The Schnauzer/Beagle cross was crowned MVP – Most Valuable Puppy – in the canine world’s answer to Super Bowl. Despite her size the youngster stood out among a feast of pooches […]

Samia Ghadie made it through to next week's Dancing On Ice by the skin of her teeth and was clearly overjoyed at being saved as she was seen diving into a victory dance as the stars celebrated after the show.

Already selected for the one-day matches against New Zealand, James Harris was today called up as cover for Stuart Meaker for the three Twenty20 games against the Black Caps. He’s young, quick and can bat. That has seen some tout him his as the ‘new Andrew Flintoff’ for years now. Now aged 22, he is starting […]

Centrica has pulled its plans to take part in building four new nuclear reactors in the UK, blaming rising costs and construction delays. Analysts now believe the decision clears the way for Chinese investors to take over Centrica’s involvement in the project. Centrica, which owns British Gas, had the option to take a 20 per […]

Here are February’s Nemi cartoons from Metro newspaper – click on each strip for a bigger version and then swipe/click through to see previous strips. To see Nemi cartoons from other months go to metro.co.uk/nemi

When one window closes another opens. Deadline day proved to be a little underwhelming for those that sat back in belief that something (opportunistic or otherwise) would unravel before us whilst Sky Sports Jim White burst blood vessels screaming away behind his desk whilst non-event news dripped in from around the country.

Chris Huhne’s son tried to convince his father to admit he pressured his wife to accept speeding penalty points on his behalf in a series of text messages that shed light on their fractured relationship; it can be reported for the first time. Huhne shocked Southwark crown court earlier by pleading guilty to perverting the […]